House-moving truck



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No. 239,599. Patented April 5,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BROWN, OF LORAN, ILLINOIS.

HOUSE-MOVING TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 239,599, dated April 5,1881.

Application filed December 18, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, JOHN BROWN, of Down, inthe county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in House-Moving Devices and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective "iew of my improved house-moving device, andFig. 2 is a. a vertical sectional view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures.

This invention relates to an improved housemoving device, consisting,essentially, of a frame supported upon a set of rollers and having abolster provided with a pointed bolt to retain the device in positionwhen adjusted, as will be hereinafter more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A repre sents a strongly-built frame,square or rectangular in shape, and provided in its sides with boxes orbearings for the journals B of a pair of rollers, O 0, made of wood,about eighteen inches in diameter, the spindles or journals being aboutsix inches.

At each end the frame A is provided with a hook, staple, or other meansof attachment, D, to enable several of said frames to be convenientlycoupled together by chains or rods, so as to enable the draft to bereadily attached.

The frame A is provided with a bolster, E, placed transversely acrossitstop, as shown, the sides of said bolster being beveled atF F,enabling a crowbar or other tool to be readily inserted between thebolster and the sill of the house, whenever necessary in handling thehouse after it has been let down upon the frame.

Centrally upon the bolster is secured a bolt, G, having a pointed head,H, which, after the house is let downiupon the frame, enters the (N 0model.)

sill and prevents accidental displacement of the frame.

The method of using my invention and its advantages will be readilyunderstood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with thedrawings hereto annexed.

Two or more of my improved roller-frames,"

according to the size of the house to be moved, are adjusted under thesill on each side of the house, which may then be readily moved in, theusual manner. Displacementoftheframes is prevented by the pointed boltG. The friction is but slight, and the house being actu ally supportedupon my improved trucks or roller-frames, the frequent shifting ofrollers necessary when loose rollers are used is avoided. Simplicity,cheapness, and durability are other important qualities of myinvent-ion, and the ease with which it can be handled is obvious.

I am aware that trucks having spikes arranged upon their upper sides forengaging with the article mounted thereon to hold it in position duringtransportation of the same, also a truck for moving buildingshavingbeveled bolsters with intermediate tilting supports, is old, andsuch I do not wish to be under stood as claiming, broadly, as of myinven tion.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States The herein-described house-movingtrucks, consisting of a frame, A, having rollers G O, transverse bolsterE, having central pointed headed bolt G, and beveled sides F F,inclining from said bolts toward the ends thereof, and means whereby twoor more of said trucks may be connected together, as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BROWN.

Witnesses:

H. W. WALES,

, WILBUR YOUNG,

